president obama makes another attempt to distance the u.s. from the controversial video which outraged the muslim world as he takes center stage at the u.n. general assembly. a series of blasts of military academy in the syrian capital damascus with rebels claiming responsibility for the bomb and. mortar gun games for adults japan plays battleship for real repelling taiwanese vessels from disputed islands with water cannons. and police barricade the spanish parliament thousands

of indignance take the capital streets promising to unseat an unpopular governor. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on arts he today. i live in moscow under president obama is on the defensive over the anti american movement sparked by a us made film mocking the prophet mohammad and the un general assembly he said hate speech should not be used as an excuse to commit violence will. following events for us in new york joins us live good to see you so what else did the american president have to say. u.s. president barack obama addressed the general assembly first speaking about ambassador chris stevens who was killed when there was attack an attack taking place on the u.s. consulate in benghazi he and three other u.s.

officials president obama aimed directly at the big problem. that washington is dealing with in the aftermath of this little guy in the islam movie that was created in the u.s. and posted on you tube of course the sparks anti-american protests and demonstrations in many parts of the world in more than thirty countries that is something the u.s. a president addressed he said that he condemned this video of the video does not reflect the beliefs of america but nonetheless he will defend freedom of speech and that video does not justify the amount of violence that has been taking place against america throughout throughout the world and demonstrations he also went on to speak about how america has made the arab spring and its played a major role in helping liberating countries from dictators the irony here is that many of the countries the u.s.

said it's worth it during the arab spring movement have now turned against the u.s. at least out on the streets in the aftermath of this. muslim movie that was greeted in the u.s. and of course went international on september eleventh but nonetheless the u.s. president was spoke for about thirty minutes and the majority of his speech were volved around this video a video of course that is not made international relations between america and many parts of the world very easy in the past weeks. let's turn our attention to the out of syria the crisis there showing no signs of letting up did any people address that issue today syria coming to the focus of the pulpit at the u.n. . of course we heard from the president of brazil in the president the u.s. they both spoke about the crisis in syria us president obama said that the regime of bashar al assad must come to i come to an end and rally those in the general

assembly to support the syrian opposition which is fighting for. to leave his post of course overthrow the sitting government there in syria so he is not the u.s. has not changed its position on syria if anything it was somewhat of a campaign to draw more support for the syrian opposition now later today russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov will be meeting with the joint special envoy locked envoy lakhdar brahimi to brief the security council yesterday about the crisis in syria he said it's going from bad to worse we do know that in recent hours representatives of qatar said that the plan before syria should be a no fly zone that is what they're pushing for if the joint special envoy that represents the arab league and the u. way cannot solve the crisis in syria so clearly this discussion is going to be heating up and continuing throughout the day throughout the week and also is more important i'm monitoring the u.n. assembly meeting today live in new york thank you. well the meeting in the big

apple comes amid a new outbreak of violence in syria two powerful explosions have rocked a military academy in the capital damascus a rebel groups have claimed responsibility saying they are retaliating to military operations in the city a middle east correspondent is keeping across developments. well interesting morning there were two explosive devices that were planted in the martyr's son's school a military school in the syrian capital of damascus now from the information we have the devices were planted in two separate areas they rushed to causing fire to those parts of the building it's not yet clear the exact number of casualties we certainly hearing that a number of people have been injured the early reports that scores of people have been injured and killed we know that fire did erupt in two separate parts of the building and also early reports of an explosion near the airport it is believed that the attack was carried out because it was suspected that there were intelligence officers or security officers inside the building now to rebel groups

have come forward to take responsibility for this attack the one is the revolutionary council in damascus that has links with al qaida it is a group that is seeking the overthrow of the syrian president bashar assad a group that is also against dialogue and in a statement that it issued it's said that this attack was in response to the syrian army's operations in the syrian capital now for months there have been fighting between the syrian troops as well as opposition forces in the capital city of damascus as well as in the country's second largest city of aleppo the fighting has continued since last year march with the daily casualty count continuing to climb out his policy right there well amity towards iran is seeping onto the streets of the big apple as we reported just a few minutes here on r.t. i don't see jihad appear in the new york subway or search for the thin line between free speech and the hate speech. this is our tune our

japan swapped words for action in its territorial dispute with china and taiwan after using water cannons to repel the approaching taipei vessels in contested waters a large flotilla of fishing boats backed by eight coast guard ships were forced to retreat from a region of tokyo considers its own party's tabatha takes us through the efforts. the dispute between japan and china over the islands in the east china sea has now expanded to include taiwan it all began when the taiwanese flotilla of fishing boats escorted by coast guard vessels set off to try and reinforce their claim to the islands however meant when they met with japanese coast guard vessels something of a giant water fight ensued. in the area surrounding the disputed islands the japanese coast guard vessels used their water cannon on the taiwanese fishing boats

the thai were nice coast guard vessels then turned their water cannon on the japanese ships a few hours after it all started the taiwanese vessels withdrew but all of this was watched by nearby chinese vessels that were waiting outside of the disputed waters the islands themselves are a small group of unpopulated rocky outcrops attention really began after it was thought that there may be large mineral resources in the surrounding waters japan has been holding meetings with china to try and calm that is spewed this latest tension began after japan bought the islands from a private owner and nationalize them that caused huge protests in a number of chinese cities china has made it clear that that japan should be under no illusion in the dispute and that it will accept no infringement it says of what it considers its territorial integrity taiwan japan and china all claim the

islands as their own and there are other players including the u.s. that have security interests in the region domestic politics in both china and japan are due to undergo large changes in the coming months and that puts pressure on the leaders there to show that they are not backing down all of which has led to fears that this dispute over these small islands could lead to some very big consequences. reporting gregory clark a former australian diplomat he believes that japan will struggle to find a friend among its neighbors. the united states is happy to see japan and china japan and taiwan in dispute with each other because forces you into a closer relationship with the united states see japan. in one. taiwan china south korea korea and with russia and then every.

result of. each of these neighbors into a closer relationship. north korea so that the plane will become even more isolated. hysterical and will. totally on the united states full confidence. well here at r.t. we've been following the china japan standoff since the beginning so you can trace it back to the very start on our website r t top com we've also got coverage of the water cannon battle between japanese and taiwanese vessels and more on the peace efforts being pursued by both tokyo and beijing and. well the security lockdown as a precaution against mass protests slated for today thousands are expected to gather in condemnation of this government's cannot of course we're talking about spain it's all about austerity measures with

a heavy emphasis on how cuts have come at the expense of democracy among the protesters demands in madrid are our complete hold on austerity and the dissolution of parliament but journalist and author make sure what are those says for that to happen the indignance need a clear objective. the same indignados movement which a year and a half ago was very successful in bringing out industry stance of thousands of people and not exactly against something very specific but against the way which politics out on the way i mean the lack of transparency the lack of democracy the fact that important decisions are not consulted with the people they said they had a huge success but it was shortly fixed he sold out very quickly practically because their demands were too huge were too vague also it will be people undoubtedly probably thousands of people so yes there are sound resentment against the government the spanish government is trying to resist out because they know it's some popular but i'm afraid they will probably about to the to the

dictates of brussels once again and we'll have more maybe that's races and all that sort of thing. my life in moscow this is are just a very short break we look at how the lack of economic recovery elsewhere in europe is threatening to set back lives for years to come we'll see you in just a moment here as we look at a new study in britain the suggesting a low end incomes will wither away and leave people poor in the future than they are even today all in the midst of an age of austerity. and american human rights researchers claim the u.s. attack drone campaign in pakistan is having the reverse effect of pushing embedded locals towards militants. in. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is

a way of life for some traditionally the nets people are nomadic reindeer herders and though in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized in their tree. and then we show them. another week. depending. on the day we found this particular camp they were settled near the coast of the see here four families work together to manage nearly a thousand reindeer herding reindeer is not just a job for the people. but they can use almost every single part of the reindeer to help them survive. as a means of transportation. equipment to deal. with the.

life in the tundra is harsh and so before winter hits many of the children are helicoptered to the center of the district for boarding school. students learn different languages utilize modern technologies through specialized grant programs and even learn arts skills all within a protected the school was founded. a scientist who wanted a better way of life for his people but even with the most progressive ideas and education say they don't want to trade the modern life. i have returned to the time and i actually like it here if you're outside there's fresh air fresh water looks at the site you can see deer it's a joyful sight. a sentiment that hopefully ensures that russia's northern reindeer will have caretakers for generations to come.

download. stream quality and enjoy your favorite. t.v. is not required to watch on t.v. . any time. it's a seven fifteen pm here in the russian capital the recovery and prosperity a european promise with a catch being a years of austerity and cuts but if you're in the bottom half of the household

income chart it looks like you don't have much to look forward to financially. describes an economic recovery that may leave many behind. britain's in the midst of a double dip recession and everybody feeling the pinch or are they telling me research has revealed that the gap between britain's rich and poor is widening in fact if you're one of the middle income or low income families in the way to tighten your belt even further it's still there by twenty twenty an average low income family could see their net income full by as much as fifteen percent i think is really worrying for low income households because it shows that we don't just have a growth problem if you like in the u.k. it shows that even once growth goes kick in households across the bottom half are going to be poor in twenty twenty than they were in twenty's are now also learning about this latest research is that it's based on a very generous assumptions about the future growth in britain now what that means

is that even if person manages to repeat wait and see get this these to the economy start slowly dragging its way out of this recession the not everybody is going to benefit and the ones who are going to be hardest hit going to be those middle income and low income families now in an age of austerity britain's government's been accused of waging war on britain's poor chancellor george osborne wants to cut a further ten billion from the welfare budget again having that knock on effect to the middle income low income families who need the support the most. already course want to surf earth reporting right now see a drone attacks in pakistan are having a devastating impact on civilians this according to a new american study the report suggests the attacks claim to be surgically precise do little to improve us security instead because a large number of civilian casualties and drum up anti american sentiment among the affected population let's get more on this now and talk to cal grayson and i'm t.

jones activist and oscar nominated film producer joining us live from london a pleasure to have you on the program today thanks very much indeed i must ask you about when it comes to the pressure going on to washington when it comes to the issue of public pressure how much and what will it take to get washington to change the way it uses drone strikes or can it be persuaded at all. i think it needs pressure from all sides it needs pressure from within america from activists there in needs pressure from pakistan for example there are mixed messages at the moment and even with regard to pakistan because publicly they saying that they're against the drone strikes and we don't see them doing anything for example like taking legal action which they could and which in fact drone victims are actually doing they are taking legal action so i think this is the kind of thing that needs to happen at the moment where you talk you talk about the issue of a mixed message a word let's talk about why is there such a large discrepancy between the official casualty figures and those compiled from

sources on the ground. well and civilians are classed as earth and a lot of the time i think that there's no indication as to who is actually being killed and a fully agree with iran current who said recently to america name your victims identify all the victims of drone strikes and then we can actually see who you are killing but what about on the issue of a cia what i understand of the actual drone campaign is managed by the cia and not so much the military how do you think that influences of the drone strikes program . well i think it's very secretive and it's very difficult to get information and i want to give you one example that i'm trying to get information on at the moment my colleague celine shahzad was kidnapped and tortured to death last year now he didn't huge an insurgent and he disappeared and four days after he was killed

this particular insurgent was located and he was killed by a drone strike now in the investigation in pakistan one of the questions was raised was well in it was these journalists sacrificed so that and the americans could could get to target an insurgent now how do we ask questions on this because you know i mean i mean a bomber is you know until recently was denying that drone strikes were even happening when i suddenly got a lot of issues in the united states that if you question the war on terror or if you question a military engagement overseas that perhaps you're not a patriot and you don't support your own country there's a lot of emphasis put on that certainly in the u.s. media and i reckon when it comes to this u.s. report claims the american security is compromised by the drone strike campaign and not strengthened but officials in washington praise the accuracy of the strikes and the number of militants killed do tell us who is right in this case well i think. you have to listen to you know to all different sides and come to your own

conclusion but a colleague of mine and a journalist gareth porter recently went through a lot of the figures the along with the bureau of investigative journalism and they were able to identify from their own sources a lot more civilian victims but it's not in the interests of the u.s. to identify civilian victims because by killing civilians they're going against a lot of their own legislation and and when they are killing insurgents you know these are alleged insurgents and you know it's basically innocent until proven guilty you know a lot of these people and haven't been to court and i mean for example if i was just a. by ridge are all over it over the white house and for the fact that the american state killed my husband and brother in law which they actually did. get away with it i don't think so but there are some analysts are there some analysts who say that when it comes to the invasion of afghanistan that are the u.s. essentially missed the boat but going after al qaeda and the taliban these groups are essentially went over the pakistan border into pakistan do you think or do you

think the u.s. is in a quagmire in the wrong area should the u.s. be more in pakistan than afghanistan i think it actually needs a whole rethink of strategy and i actually think the u.s. and a lot of the people back me up on this need to actually take a back step and let pakistan deal with its all issues within its own territory and stop trying to create more problems because the drone strikes are just creating you know more radicalized young people in the tribal areas we're hearing as well carol gross and he drone activist and for make i live in london thank you for coming on the program thank you. by the american made anti muslim film of the protests that followed it oh galvanizing culture warriors on both sides of the atlantic and that space in new york has become the latest battlefield artes and i see chuck and i is in the big apple to gauge the local reaction. these ads calling for the defeat of jihad are being put up in tents some way stations in new york mr costin with more

than six thousand dollars that come from a group that's accused of sparking hate by critics but has been given the green light by new york authorities only going up this monday the ads are already causing much debate are they too offensive to the muslim community or does freedom of speech conquer all let's find out what new yorkers have to say about this i'm shocked that that mayor bloomberg and his people are allowing it's just going to lead on to more and saw it and tell you everything it's a good idea to have anti islamic sentiment for some reason absolutely not but just perpetuates anti people sentiment controversial of course it's controversial is poisonous in the new york city subway system you know this is a city that's been wracked by a trauma for years and years and here we are after eleven years of war still using the language of war these ads are going up in new york subway stations today but what do you think about this. while i support israel for the safety and peace and

security of israel i'm not for hate speech but at the same time we have a first amendment is there really a very fine line between freedom of speech and offending someone there is this freedom of speech there's also freedom of religion so you have to walk a fine line should be inside muslim but people still should be aware what they're doing the anti muslim ads are popping up at a time when protests continue raging in the middle east over film depicting the prophet mohammad so should new york officials have considered not just the substance but also the timing of this campaign they ought to be less this caution and just let the thing that i add as a time because they they are you know they hate us over there whenever you start speaking against religion especially when tensions are globally the way that they are yeah i think there definitely be some consequences well i could see how could my things complicated. where they would have an effect on the u.s. i'm not sure but you could use this as something against the u.s. do you think this could have a more dangerous consequence. really for the latest sure the anti islam ads be

remain in new york city subway stations for a month and whether we could lead to more dire consequences than just sparking debate is exactly what will be to be seen. in our. new york. part of the early versions of there's a lovely critical being good to see you again i understand traders are looking to green screens for this they are indeed and we're actually going to go back to new york and check out the wall street figures that see what is happening because u.s. stocks they are indeed still managing to rise as home prices climbed more the full cost as well as that consumer confidence jumped in september to the highest level in seven miles as well helping out the figures on the screen as you say nice and very nice and healthy the european markets that they all set to finish the trading day on the high and they all following on from the well the ones that we just saw a wall street as well as that we've also got oil prices as well that are gaining in the session as well as the support. companies financials are doing all the while to

the russian market is very indeed have close we'll have a look at the cheese day figures they will mix posting the first days actually in three days one of the biggest gainers will come out. for the sun posting a rise in the net profit of. all we've got exchange rates check out well now this week about the regulators have confirmed that the ruble will become free to be traded in the next few years the central bank will stop the car and see if the. deputy finance minister told us the move will hopefully stop speculative investments. we really want to be. because. as we've seen in russia. and i want this you know. they're all to leave the country. and that's how the market is nice and green for now i've always been about fifty minutes very good thanks katie. just

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